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23,074 new recoveries as PH coronavirus cases top 237,000
The Philippines logged 2,839 new COVID-19 cases on September 6, bringing the total infections to 237,365.
Metro Manila reported the highest number of new cases with 1,170, followed by Negros Occidental with 195, Laguna with 190, Cavite with 182, and Rizal with 154.
Eighty-one percent of the newest cases acquired the virus in the past 14 days.
Total recoveries rose to 184,687 after 23,074 more patients recovered from the illness.
The death toll climbed to 3,875 with 85 new fatalities.
Of the 48,803 active cases, 88.6 percent are mild, 8 percent are asymptomatic, 1.4 percent are severe, and 2 percent are in critical condition.
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